Quadro NVS 280 PCI vs ATI Radeon 9800 SE

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureRage 8 (2002−2007)Rankine (2003−2005)
GPU code nameR350NV34 B1
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date1 March 2003 (21 year ago)28 October 2003 (21 year ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Core clock speed378 MHz275 MHz
Number of transistors117 million45 million
Manufacturing process technology150 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data13 Watt
Texture fill rate1.5121.100
ROPs42
TMUs44

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfaceAGP 8xPCI
Lengthno data168 mm
Width1-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsFloppyNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeDDRDDR
Maximum RAM amount128 MB64 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed297 MHz250 MHz
Memory bandwidth19.01 GB/s8 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video1x DMS-59

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX9.0 (9_0)9.0a
OpenGL2.01.5 (2.1)
OpenCLN/AN/A
VulkanN/AN/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.



Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI 9800 SE 23
+188%
NVS 280 PCI 8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2003 28 October 2003
Maximum RAM amount 128 MB 64 MB

ATI 9800 SE has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

NVS 280 PCI, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months.

We couldn't decide between Radeon 9800 SE and Quadro NVS 280 PCI. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Radeon 9800 SE is a desktop card while Quadro NVS 280 PCI is a workstation one.


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ATI Radeon 9800 SE
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